English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Liverpool WWWLW 2
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Arsenal WWWWW 0
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Emirates Stadium · 59,968 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Arsenal to close Manchester City's Premier League lead to single point

Liverpool have closed the gap with Premier League leaders Manchester City after defeating Arsenal 2-0 at Emirates Stadium.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
1
51.6
Possession
48.4
9
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
434
Accurate Passes
407
528
Passes
505
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
69
23
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

Highlights

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Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 17CédricRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  2. 69Zak SwansonSUB
  3. 20Nuno TavaresSUB
  4. 30Eddie NketiahSUB
  5. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  6. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  7. 1Bernd LenoSUB
  8. 23Albert Sambi LokongaSUB
  9. 19Nicolas PépéSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 10Sadio ManéRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  2. 11Mohamed SalahSUB
  3. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  4. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  5. 12Joe GomezSUB
  6. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB
  7. 8Naby KeitaSUB
  8. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  9. 5Ibrahima KonatéSUB

Timeline

  1. 54' Goal! Arsenal 0, Liverpool 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago.
  2. 56' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Diogo Jota.
  3. 56' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Luis Díaz.
  4. 62' Goal! Arsenal 0, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
  5. 63' Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  6. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  7. 74' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Bukayo Saka.
  8. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  9. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Thiago.

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